Deck painting

[Unknown]

Now the weather is brightening up, I’m planning to repaint my deck. It’s already a textured surface so I was planning on just painting over it with some fresh orange toplac after keying up the surface. My issue is that the current deck is black and I want it orange, it’s going to take many coats to cover the black, am I best off using a primer first? If so what one?

[Orwell boy]

I dont know the answers but i will tell of my personal expierience....
My deck was painted with toplac over prekote , i hot pressure washed all the toplac away ,but could not shift the prekote ,infact i was so impressed with the prekote i renewed the deck finish with that ,,,,,,,,,perfect (over rough anti slip )

[beamishken]

Best option is sand back with a 60 or 80g fibre disk or flap wheel on a grinder & coat with antislip flowcoat, the best & most hardwearing cost effective solution imho

[Tim M]

Originally Posted by beamishken

Best option is sand back with a 60 or 80g fibre disk or flap wheel on a grinder & coat with antislip flowcoat, the best & most hardwearing cost effective solution imho

What he said. Toplac isn't great on decks, its not particularly hard wearing over time and its quite slippery when wet.

The "proper" way to do this is with gel/flowcoat. With an appropriate roller you don't even need to use an additive to get a non siip finish. And it'll last and look good for many years.